Igenity-Elite was specifically created with the elite dairy breeder in mind. Powered by 150,000 markers, it produces the most accurate evaluations by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) and is an excellent tool for breeders looking to identify their very best cattle.

Why Igenity- Elite?

International gold standard profile.

Powered by a custom chip with nearly 150,000 genetic markers.

Produces the most reliable CDCB evaluations.

Excellent tool for breeders looking to identify top animals.

All breeds must be at least 87% purebred.

Breeds supported: Holstein, Jersey and Brown Swiss, as these breeds receive calculated indices for the respective breed from GeneSeek.

GeneSeek serves as a nominator to submit animals to the USDA-CDCB (Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding) national U.S. evaluation.

The Igenity-Elite can be used for submitting the Ayrshire, North American Red, Swedish Red and White, Red Dane, Finnish Ayrshire, Norwegian Red and European Reds that are a minimum of 87% of breed or 87%-combination of the "Red" breeds.

The Igenity-Elite is also used for submitting the Guernsey breed to the USDA-CDCB that are a minimum of 87% of breed.

Submission information: All information required by the CDCB evaluation must be submitted with each sample. Turnaround time for this profile is approximately 3-4 weeks.

Profile Detail: Results from Igenity-Elite include over 45 traits received from the CDCB evaluation and includes content for coat color, milk components and genetic conditions.

Igenity-Elite includes the following traits plus additional add-on content:

Key Traits

Parentage verification

Net Merit

Milk Yield

Fat (lbs)

Protein (lbs)

Somatic Cell Score

Productive Life (months)

Daughter Pregnancy Rate

Daughter Calving Ease *

Igenity Performance Index (IPI)

Grazing Merit

Final Score (PTAT)

Genomic Future Inbreeding

Yield Traits

Fertility Traits

Fat %

Protein %

Cheese Merit

Fluid Merit

Sire Calving Ease

Heifer Conception Rate

Cow Conception Rate

Daughter Stillbirth *

Sire Stillbirth *

Haplotype Status

Type Traits

Feet/Leg Composite *

Udder Composite *

Stature

Strength

Body Depth *

Dairy Form

Rump Angle

Thurl Width

Rear Legs Side View

Rear Legs Rear View *

Foot Angle

Feet and Leg Score *

Fore Udder Attachment

Rear Udder Height

Rear Udder Width

Udder Cleft

Udder Depth

Front Teat Placement

Rear Teat Placement

Teat Length

Genetic Conditions

Coat Color (including Black / Red)

Dominant Red Coat Color *

Haplotype Polled

Haplotype Brachyspina *

Haplotype CVM *

HCD *

Kappa Casein

Beta Casein

Beta Lactoglobulin

BLAD *

DUMPS *

Mulefoot *

Dairy Add-Ons

BVD Diagnostic Testing

Casuative Brachyspina *

Y SNP Testing

Causative Horned / Polled

A2 Beta Casein

Causative Complex Vertebrae Malformation (CVM)*

* Traits available for Holstein animals, but may not be available for all breeds.